[These folks got to America before “our” line did.
They fought on the American side of the Revolutionary War. Our line
arrived as Hessian mercenary soldiers, and our ancestor was captured at
Yorktown, VA. He escaped from the Americans as a POW, but did not return
to his unit, nor to Germany.]

Generation No. 1

1. CONRAD (SPIESZ)1 SPIESS was born 1700 in Homburg
v.d. Hohe Hessen, Germany, and died 1764 in Frederick Co. MD. He married
JOHANNA SUSANNA BARBARA HEUSS 1721 in Bad homburg v.d.h. West Germany, daughter
of DANIEL HEUSS and CATHERINE HEUSS. She was born May 11, 1702 in Bad
Homburg, v.d.h. West Germany, and died September 30, 1749 in Philadelphia, PA.

2. LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2 SPIESS (CONRAD
(SPIESZ)1) was born December 18, 1726 in Homburg v.d. Hohe Hessen, Germany, and
died April 09, 1785 in York Co., PA. He married (1) ANNA MARIA MARGARETHA
WAGNER. She was born Abt. 1726. He married (2) EHANDER SCHANTZ 1739
in Netherlands.

4. MATTHIAS4 SPEESE (JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA
GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born February 12, 1774 in Penn Twp. Snyder Co.,
PA, and died April 04, 1842 in Auglaize Co., Ohio. He married ELIZABETH
(DUREAND) AURAND July 1798 in Yountmanstown, Northumberland, PA, daughter of
JOHANN AURAND and MARY PONTIUS. She was born July 26, 1780 in
Tulpehocken, PA, and died January 20, 1863 in Auglaize Co., Ohio.

5. MATTHIAS EMMET5 SPEES (MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3
SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born February 10, 1814
in Ross Co. Ohio, and died May 23, 1899 in Auglaize Co, Ohio. He married
SARAH JONES December 1834 in History of Allen Co-Marriage Records of Pioneer
Days. She was born December 16, 1814, and died March 01, 1889 in Auglaize
Co, Ohio.

6. JOHN5 SPEES (MATTHIAS4 SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS,
LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born September 30, 1815 in Ross
Co. Ohio, and died January 28, 1893 in Auglaize Co. Duchoquet Township,
Ohio. He married BARBARA PONTIUS September 09, 1832 in Ross Co.,
Ohio. She was born 1815 in Ohio, and died June 07, 1884.

11. ALBERT6 SPEES (MATTHIAS EMMET5, MATTHIAS4 SPEESE,
JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born April 12,
1844, and died September 20, 1922 in Cridersville, Ohio. He married MARY
HASTINGS November 17, 1864 in Auglaize Co Marriage records Book 3
pg 183. She was born July 02, 1846, and died May 04, 1907.

12. EDWARD ARTHUR6 SPEES (SAMUEL G.5, MATTHIAS4
SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born
October 16, 1861, and died March 07, 1949. He married MARIETTA DOTSON
December 24, 1884 in Auglaize Co., OH. She was born September 05, 1864,
and died December 23, 1938.

Children of EDWARD SPEES and MARIETTA DOTSON are:

i.
WILLARD7 SPEES.

ii. GOLDIE
SPEES, b. June 17, 1888; d. February 23, 1910.

13. MARGRET CAROLINE6 SPEES (SAMUEL G.5, MATTHIAS4
SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born
March 16, 1845 in Ross Co., Ohio, and died February 14, 1926. She married
JAMES MASON. He was born December 20, 1837, and died October 25, 1913.

Children of MARGRET SPEES and JAMES MASON are:

i.
SAMUEL7 MASON.

ii. ROSE
MASON.

iii. MARGRET MASON.

14. MARY ELIZABETH6 SPEES (SAMUEL G.5, MATTHIAS4
SPEESE, JACOB3 SPIESS, LUDWIG (JOHANNA GEORGE)2, CONRAD (SPIESZ)1) was born
September 07, 1843 in Ross Co., Ohio, and died November 15, 1933 in Sierra
Madre, La, CA. She married MARSHALL HOWISON November 08, 1863 in
Delaware, Ohio, son of SANFORD HOWISON and MALISSA FLEMMING. He was born
in Howison hometstead near Dumfries, Prince William Co., VA.